In this mobile era, people are required to work at any time. For most, working mobile is an easy thing. Most modern laptops are more than capable of normal work, some are even used for playing games. Unfortunately, these consumer class laptops are not designed for professionals that work in the animation industry, IT Specialist, architecture, movie industry, and many more. These professional needs more specific device.

From the screen, professionals that work in major industries require a specially-made screen that has a high color accuracy. This is different from gamers that need a high response and high refresh rate screen, while professionals do not need that. With accurate colors, color reproduction and brightness are the main things taken into consideration. Additionally, a laptop with a certified screen is more ‘trusted’ for the professionals.

Now for the hardware specification. Professionals need a fast laptop to ease their workload. But it’s not just a fast laptop. They need a reliable laptop that is stable even when being used at the highest settings for a long time.

To meet that requirement, ASUS presents ProArt, a device for the professionals.

Introducing ASUS ProArt

ProArt is ASUS’s sub-brand that specifically made devices for professionals in the content creating industry. With ProArt,  ASUS presents several advanced technologies and features so the products have an aesthetic look and a powerful performance. Every ProArt product passed a military-grade durability test so the devices suit every professional.

These are the four advantages of every ProArt product:

Precision – ASUS ProArt’s laptop has a screen with high color that is supported by an advanced color adjustment. With a screen with accurate colors, professionals can present their work as they imagined.

Extreme Performance – Every ProArt product came with the latest hardware that has the highest performance at its class. ProArt’s extreme performance is made for professionals that want to work on their creation faster and better.

Great Connectivity – Every ProArt product comes with the latest connectivity features such as Thunderbolt 3, USB Type-C, and HDMI. the wireless connectivity for the ProArt series is now supported by WiFi 6that has a higher data transfer rate.

Consistent – ASUS ProArt is a product targeted for professionals with a heavier workload than a normal consumer. Stable and consistent performance during the long period of usage is one of ProArt’s main selling points so that professionals are more flexible when working.

ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) Design

As one of the products from the ProArt lineup, ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) is introduced as a laptop with a minimalistic design yet elegant inspired by the design of a briefcase. The laptop has a magnesium alloy chassis that is durable and light. The body has a diamond-cut design and a lay-flat feature on the display hinge, allowing the laptop to be opened to 180 degrees.

With the Star Grey color variant, ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730)’s dimension is portable. The 4-Way NanoEdge Display feature allows the laptop to have thin bezels that are only 3,8mm thick, making ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) look like a 15-inch laptop when ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) is a 17-inch laptop with 92% screen-to-body ratio.

ScreenPad 2.0 on StudioBook Pro X (W730)

To help the user’s productivity, ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) comes with ScreenPad 2.0. With the latest ScreenXpert software, ScreenPad 2.0 uses a 5,65-inch touchscreen display that offers a lot of features and advantages. The interactive second display help increases productivity for an efficient workflow.

ScreenPad 2.0 covers all useful tools, such as the Quick Key that allows the user to simplify complicated key sequences, take notes with Handwriting for a natural input, or use it as a Number Key for faster data input.

The smartphone-like interface is fixed so it’s easier to use compared to the earlier generation ScreenPad on the past ZenBook Pro series. Third-party app developers can also use ASUS API to optimize their software and user experience on the ScreenPad.

Not just the apps, power efficiency is also optimized. ScreenPad 2.0 is has a lower battery use so it doesn’t drain the laptop’s battery. This way the user doesn’t have to worry about running out of battery while using the ScreenPad. When not used, ScreenPad 2.0 automatically enters the battery saving mode.

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Professional-Grade Screen on ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730)

ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) comes with a 17-inch Full HD screen. What’s more interesting is that the laptop has a ratio that is different from most laptops. ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) has a screen ratio of 16:10 (1920 x 1200 pixel) so the screen is bigger than any 17-inch laptop in the market. The screen ratio is presented so professionals have more room to work with.

The screen is a professional-grade screen with high color gamut and color accuracy. The screen has a color gamut up to 97% DCI-P3. FYI, DCI-P3 is a color gamut with more color space than sRGB that is the standard color gamut for a consumer-grade laptop. DCI-P3 is used as the standard color gamut in a lot of professional creative industries. In short, ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730)’s screen can show a wider color range than any consumer=grade laptop in the market.

Its ability to show a wider color range is supported by its ability to show accurate colors. ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) ‘s screen has calibrated and bagged a PANTONE Validated Display certificate. The screen also has color deviation or Delta-E < 1.5, which means every pixel can show accurate colors. All of these features are crucial for professionals such as animators, video editor, and photographer, that needs accurate colors.

The Nest Connectivity in ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730)

As a modern laptop, ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) comes with the latest connectivity technology. The wired connectivity on ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) includes  USB Type-A and Type-C, HDMI 2.0, also combo audio jack. It also has an SD card reader that supports UHS-II storage.

Additionally, the laptop has two Thunderbolt 3 ports with a USB Type-C interface. Thunderbolt 3 is a great feature for professionals that wants to connect high-speed storage or network adapter. The Thunderbolt 3 port on ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) is compatible with DisplayPort 1.4 so the laptop can be connected to an 8K external monitor.

For wireless connectivity, ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) relies on Bluetooth 5.0 as its connector to devices such as a mouse or wireless headphone. ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) also has WiFi 6.

The Best Performance on ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730)

Another advantage of the ProArt series is its performance. The professional-grade laptop comes with the Intel Xeon E-2276M processor designed specifically for a mobile workstation. Not just the massive numbers of cores and threads, the processor is supported by ECC memory that usually exists on a server computer or desktop workstation.

ECC memory allows every data to be processed by the RAM’s processor to not get corrupt to avoid any errors. ECC memory makes ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) more reliable. The ECC memory is upgradeable to 128GB.

For the graphic department, ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) relies on NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 with a 16GB VRAM GDDR6. Unlike GeForce, Quadro is a graphic card designed specifically for professionals and content creators. Quadro has a bigger memory and better computation for industry-grade software. The GPU is also supported by 4x NVMe PCIe SSD Gen3.

Most importantly, ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) comes with an ISV certificate or Independent Software Vendor. ISV certificate means that ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) is compatible and ready to run industry-grade software from Adobe and Autodesk. ISV certificate is a guarantee that the laptop will not run to problems when running that software.

Special Cooling System on ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730)

Equipped with powerful hardware makes ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) can easily heat up when not equipped with a special cooling system. That’s why the laptop comes with a cooling system that relies on two fans. Each fan has 71 blades with vortex fan design to maximize airflow. The fan blades on ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) is made using liquid crystal polymer that’s very sturdy.

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